samaritan
Syllables: Sa·mar·i·tanUK/səˈmæɹɪtən//səˈmɛɹɪtən/
samaritan noun: a Good Samaritan.
Noun (1)
samaritan (plural samaritans)
Noun (2) capitalized: Samaritan
Samaritan (plural Samaritans)
- A native, or inhabitant of Samaria; especially one practising certain ethnoreligious traditions indigenous to that region.
- Many of these despised people built a rival temple on Mount Gerizim in the central Palestinian territory known as Samaria, and hence they were called Samaritans (a word of contempt to Jews); in very reduced numbers, they still live round their sacred mountain now.2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 62
- A charitable person, one who helps others (from the Bible story in Luke 10:30–37).
- A person who works for the Samaritans telephone helpline, taking calls from suicidal members of the public.
Adjective capitalized: Samaritan
Samaritan (not comparable)
- Of, or relating to Samaria or Samaritans.
Proper noun capitalized: Samaritan
Samaritan
- The ancient language of Samaria: a dialect of Hebrew.
samaritan meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
samaritan in Hindi
- Samaritan
- सामरी sāmrī
- a Samaritan
- सामरी sāmrī
samaritan in Tamil
- சமாரியன், சமாரிட்டன், சமரிட்டன்
samaritan in Marathi
- समरिटान
samaritan in Bengali
- সামারিটান, সমারিটান
More languagesFewer languages
- samaritan in Telugu
- సమారిటన్, సమరిటన్
- samaritan in Malayalam
- സമരിറ്റൻ, സമാരിറ്റൻ, സാമാരിറ്റൻ
- samaritan in Kannada
- ಸ್ವಾಭಾವಿಕ ಉಪಕಾರಿ, ದಯಾಳು, ಕೃಪಾಳು, ಪರೋಪಕಾರಿ
- samaritan in Gujarati
- સમરિટાન, સમરિટન
- samaritan in Odia
- ସାମାରିଟାନ, ସମାରିଟାନ, ସାମାରିଟାନ୍
- samaritan in Nepali
- समारिटान, समरिटान, सामारिटान
Forms of samaritan
| plural | samaritans |
|---|---|
| plural | Samaritans |
Origin of samaritan
From Latin Samarītānus, from Ancient Greek Σαμαρείτης (Samareítēs), from Σαμαρεία (Samareía, “Samaria”), derived from Biblical Hebrew שֹׁמְרוֹנִים (Šōmərôním) and שֹׁמְרוֹן (Šōmərôn) respectively. Attested in Old English.
Words formed from samaritan
Phrases with samaritan
Questions about samaritan
- What does samaritan mean?
- Samaritan means a Good Samaritan.
- What is samaritan in Hindi?
- Samaritan in Hindi is सामरी (sāmrī). See Samaritan meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is samaritan?
- Samaritan can be a noun, an adjective or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce samaritan?
- Samaritan is pronounced /səˈmæɹɪtən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of samaritan?
- The plural of samaritan is samaritans.
Words near samaritan in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: samaritan (page history and authors); Samaritan (page history and authors); सामरी (Hindi) (page history and authors); samaritan (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); samaritan (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); samaritan (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); samaritan (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); samaritan (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); samaritan (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); samaritan (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); samaritan (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); samaritan (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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